Paytm app removed from Google Play Store for hours, now back
4 years, 3 months ago

Paytm app removed from Google Play Store for hours, now back

India Today  

Payment app Paytm has mysteriously disappeared from Google Play Store. The app, owned by One97 Communications Ltd, is not visible on being searched on Google Play Store whereas all the other apps including Paytm For Business, Paytm Money, Paytm Mall, and others owned by the company are still available on Play Store. Paytm vanished from Google Play Store a few hours after Google’s Suzanne Frey, who is Vice President, Product, Android Security and Privacy, detailed the guidelines in a blog post. What this means is that Google has apparently removed Paytm from the Play store because it believed the app was violating its guidelines on online gambling or contests.

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Paytm’s Vijay Shekhar Sharma-linked PaiPai scrambles to remove app after launch
8 months, 1 week ago

Paytm’s Vijay Shekhar Sharma-linked PaiPai scrambles to remove app after launch

Hindustan Times  

Paytm’s Vijay Shekhar Sharma-linked Pai Platforms launched the PaiPai app on Google Play Store by mistake and the company rushed to remove it from there as this was done way ahead of schedule, MoneyControl reported today. Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma linked PaiPai app was launched ahead of schedule on Google Play STore and the company had to rush to …

Users ditch Paytm? App's daily downloads declined this much since February 1
10 months ago

Users ditch Paytm? App's daily downloads declined this much since February 1

Hindustan Times  

Daily downloads of the Paytm app have fallen since February 1 while those of BHIM UPI app increased 49 per cent. Google Pay app daily downloads dropped 10.6 per cent during the period. This comes after the Reserve Bank of India imposed curbs on Paytm Payments Bank resulting in its app downloads to decline by 55 per cent to 60,627 …

Paytm crisis: India’s Paytm crackdown spooks retailers; Walmart, Google swoop in
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Paytm crisis: India’s Paytm crackdown spooks retailers; Walmart, Google swoop in

The Hindu  

Hit by a regulatory crackdown, India's Paytm is mobilising its sales team to reassure the merchants who use its app to accept digital payments just as Walmart and Google are targeting those same vendors with their rival offerings. But many merchants are now refusing to deal with Paytm after India's central bank last week asked its banking unit - which …

Google Pay Temporarily Unavailable On Apple App Store, iPhone Users May See Payment Failures
4 years, 1 month ago

Google Pay Temporarily Unavailable On Apple App Store, iPhone Users May See Payment Failures

News 18  

Digital payments app Google Pay has been briefly taken down from the Apple App Store. A Google spokesperson told us that the app will be unavailable briefly on the Apple App Store to fix some issue. “The Google Pay iOS app will be briefly unavailable on the App Store; users will be able to see the new app update reappear …

Google Pay removed from Apple App Store, reason not clear yet
4 years, 1 month ago

Google Pay removed from Apple App Store, reason not clear yet

India Today  

In a shocking turn of events, Google Pay is no longer available for download on Apple App Store. Update: Google Pay is now back on App Store. The spokesperson told that once the issue is fixed, users will get an updated version of Google Pay on the App Store. When you search for Google Pay on App Store, you get …

Paytm announces Rs 10 crore fund for mini app developers
4 years, 2 months ago

Paytm announces Rs 10 crore fund for mini app developers

India TV News  

Increasing its stake in its ongoing fight with Google, leading digital payments platform Paytm on Thursday announced a Rs 10-crore fund for mini apps developers in the country. Addressing a mini-apps developer conference, Paytm Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma said that he is targeting "at least one million mini apps" to put an end to "the victimisation of 30 per cent …

Paytm will have 1 million mini-apps before Google’s in-app commission
4 years, 2 months ago

Paytm will have 1 million mini-apps before Google’s in-app commission

Live Mint  

BENGALURU: Paytm, the Noida-based payments major, which launched its mini-apps platform this week, will add close to 1 million mini apps before Google plans to make Play Store billing mandatory for Indian developers by April 2021. In a virtual conference on Thursday, Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma said the company will invest close to ₹10 crore for its mini-app developer …

Paytm’s app store not an alternative to Google Play Store, say experts
4 years, 2 months ago

Paytm’s app store not an alternative to Google Play Store, say experts

Live Mint  

Paytm’s new app store may not pose an immediate challenge to Google Play Store, experts said, since its design restricts developers from offering a full suite of services. Besides, just like Google Play, Paytm’s Mini App Store is also a walled garden — a controlled ecosystem tailored to suit the preferences of its creator. An analyst, Furthermore, they said Paytm’s …

Paytm Launches Mini App Store Amid Calls For Indian Alternative to Google Play Store
4 years, 2 months ago

Paytm Launches Mini App Store Amid Calls For Indian Alternative to Google Play Store

News 18  

Digital payments app Paytm has launched its own mini app store which can be accessed directly via the Paytm app. It also comes Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma was reported to be working towards bringing an Indian alternative to Google Play, after Indian developers called for a local alternative to Google’s Play Store and Apple App Store. The push for …

Paytm launches its own mini app store
4 years, 2 months ago

Paytm launches its own mini app store

Live Mint  

BENGALURU :Digital payments firm Paytm has launched a mini-app store to support Indian developers, in a direct challenge to Google’s dominance in the space. While the removal of the app may be a trigger, Paytm’s move is perhaps a direct fallout of Google mandating that developers listed on its Play Store use its billing service. Last week, startup founders such …

Paytm CEO rallies app operators against Google over Play Store’s billing mandate
4 years, 2 months ago

Paytm CEO rallies app operators against Google over Play Store’s billing mandate

The Hindu  

Paytm founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma doubled down in his bid to rally Indian app operators against Google over the U.S. company’s requirement that apps use the Play Store’s billing system for in-app purchases of digital goods, by firing a salvo on Twitter. Google clarified on its blog that all apps distributed on Google Play offering in-app purchases of …

Google ‘arm twisted’ us to remove a UPI cashback scheme: Paytm
4 years, 3 months ago

Google ‘arm twisted’ us to remove a UPI cashback scheme: Paytm

The Hindu  

Calling the removal of its application from the Google Play Store ‘unjustified’, Paytm on Sunday alleged that the U.S.-headquartered technology firm “arm twisted” it to remove a UPI cashback scheme even as its own digital payments app — Google Pay, has been running a similar promotion. It said the “sequence of events” will be familiar to all Indian Internet companies …

Is giving cashback gambling? Asks Paytm chief. All you need to know about Paytm row
4 years, 3 months ago

Is giving cashback gambling? Asks Paytm chief. All you need to know about Paytm row

Hindustan Times  

After a few hours of suspension, online payments application Paytm was back again on Google play on Friday evening. Paytm chief Vijay Shekhar Sharma thanked everyone on Twitter and said giving cashback is not indulging in gambling. Google removed Paytm and Paytm Games First apps from its playstore accusing Paytm of indulging in gambling. When Google removed Paytm app, Paytm …

‘And we’re back’: Paytm announces return hours after Google removes app
4 years, 3 months ago

‘And we’re back’: Paytm announces return hours after Google removes app

Hindustan Times  

Paytm on Friday evening said it’s back on Google Play Store after it was pulled down for allegedly violating gambling policies. Earlier in the day, Google Play Store, the official Android app-store, had removed the Paytm app from its list of apps over violation of its policies on sports betting activities. Paytm app, which has millions of active users who …

BREAKING: Paytm app is back on Android via Google Play Store
4 years, 3 months ago

BREAKING: Paytm app is back on Android via Google Play Store

India TV News  

Paytm is back on Android as the app gets listed back on the Google Play Store. While the popular wallets app has made a comeback, its gaming platform Paytm First Games did not make the cut yet. Paytm and Paytm First Games app disappeared from the Google Play Store as they were violating some of the gambling rules set by …

Is PayTm Chinese? Indians Start Googling App's Origin Moments after Suspension from Google Play
4 years, 3 months ago

Is PayTm Chinese? Indians Start Googling App's Origin Moments after Suspension from Google Play

News 18  

Is Paytm a Chinese app? Paytm’s consumer-facing app has been suspended from the Play Store after Google took cognisance of “repeated violations” by Paytm of Google’s Play Store app policies. Reports indicate that Paytm’s suspension has come in light of the Paytm First sports betting service, which seemingly violated Google’s app policies on unregulated gambling and online casinos. Pl check …

Paytm app removed from Google Play Store, should you worry?
4 years, 3 months ago

Paytm app removed from Google Play Store, should you worry?

India TV News  

Paytm not on Google Playstore anymore: First things first. The Paytm app is removed by Google Playstore as Google said that it does not allow online casinos or support any unregulated gambling apps that facilitate sports betting. WHAT REALLY HAPPENED HERE Google on Friday took down the payments app Paytm from its Play Store, citing violations of its app store’s …

Paytm app removed from Google Play Store for gambling policy violation
4 years, 3 months ago

Paytm app removed from Google Play Store for gambling policy violation

Op India  

Google has taken down popular Indian financial services app Paytm from the Play store alleging violation of its policies. Dear Paytm’ers, Paytm Android app is temporarily unavailable on Google’s Play Store for new downloads or updates. This was in violation of the policies of Google Play store which prohibit online casinos and unregulated gambling apps. According to Google, online casinos …

'Lo Chali Main': Internet Cashes in With Memes after Google Suspends Paytm App from Play Store
4 years, 3 months ago

'Lo Chali Main': Internet Cashes in With Memes after Google Suspends Paytm App from Play Store

News 18  

India’s digital payment app Paytm has been taken down by Google from the Google Play Store. The reason cited in a TechCrunch report states that the app has been suspended from the Play Store after Google took cognisance of “repeated violations” by Paytm of Google’s Play Store app policies. #Paytm #paytmdown pic.twitter.com/jEepJQO928— Palak Bera September 18, 2020 #PaytmPaytm removed from …

Paytm back on Play Store after Google rap
4 years, 3 months ago

Paytm back on Play Store after Google rap

The Hindu  

Google on Friday restored the listing of Paytm on its application store, a few hours after it had pulled down the popular financial services platform for violating its policies related to gambling. In a blogpost, Paytm said it had recently introduced the ‘Paytm Cricket League’ on its consumer app where users receive player stickers after each transaction, collect them and …

Paytm Returns to Play Store After Being Removed For Violating Policies
4 years, 3 months ago

Paytm Returns to Play Store After Being Removed For Violating Policies

News 18  

UPDATE: The Paytm app is back on the Google Play Store. Paytm, one of India’s largest startups and a heavily used digital payments service, has been suspended by Google from the Google Play Store. According to a report by TechCrunch, Paytm’s consumer-facing app has been suspended from the Play Store after Google took cognisance of “repeated violations” by Paytm of …

Paytm taken down from Google Play store: Explained in 5 points
4 years, 3 months ago

Paytm taken down from Google Play store: Explained in 5 points

India Today  

In a shocking turn of events, Paytm was removed from the Google Play Store on Friday. —Paytm was removed from Google Play Store because it allegedly violated the guidelines related to online gambling and contests on the app. All the other apps owned by One97 communications including Paytm For Business, Paytm Money, Paytm Mall, and others are available on Google …

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